The driver behind the deadly terrorist New Year’s attack in New Orleans, he set fire to his rental home in an attempt to destroy bomb-making evidence prior to the attack, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF) said.
In one joint statement On Friday, the agencies revealed that they believe 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar had lit a small fire in the hallway of his rented Airbnb before the attack and “strategically placed accelerants throughout the home in his attempt to destroy the house and other evidence.” destroy. of his crime.” But they said the fire burned itself out before spreading to other rooms.
The smoldering fire allowed the FBI to recover evidence from the rented Airbnb, including “precursors to bomb-making materials and a privately made device believed to be a silencer for a gun,” the agencies said.
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The FBI and ATF also revealed new information about Jabbar’s movements before he drove a high-speed vehicle down popular Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
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Jabbar also placed two improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, along Bourbon Street, authorities said. He failed to detonate the two explosives before his death.
“The FBI determines that during his attack on Bourbon Street, Jabbar intended to use a transmitter found in the F150 truck to detonate the two IEDs he placed on Bourbon Street,” the agencies said .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released surveillance photos showing Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before he drove a truck down Bourbon Street, New Orleans early on January 1, 2025. (Federal Investigation Agency via AP)
In the latest update, the agencies said all evidence has been recovered along Bourbon Street and at the Mandeville Street Airbnb rental used by Jabbar has been completed.
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“Evidence collected at multiple locations is being evaluated to further the investigation,” the agencies said.
